Stuff We Miss: Anthropomorphic Cartoon Heroes

Recently, my friend wrote in an e-mail that ModCloth was “ridiculously ‘jawesome!'” Where did this term originate? If you know the nostalgic roots of “jawesome,” then you’re one ‘shark’ individual. It was coined by a troupe of crime-fighting half-man/half-sharks from the mid-Nineties TV series Street Sharks!

Similar to how boy bands took over the radiowaves in the ’90s, cartoons of that decade were all about anthropomorphic action heroes. Other than Street Sharks, can you guess which other animated animal heroes we miss?

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Darkwing Duck
The only thing dangerous about this show is its insanely catchy theme song; don’t be surprised if you find yourself breaking out soulful bursts of “Darkwing Duck” in public!

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Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
Proof that big things come in little packages (dressed in a yellow bodysuit with a red cape)!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
You didn’t think we’d leave TMNT out of the mix, did you?

That’s my list! Who would top your list of heroic animal ‘toons?

About Julianne

Julie is a modern day Renaissance woman and die-hard bloody mary enthusiast. When she’s not sprinkling magic fairy dust onto ModCloth’s social media channels, you can find her eclectic point of view on food, fashion, music, and DIY documented here!

haha, THIS is jawesome!
I remember some show about these two cats who were mechanics or something… the planes or cars or whatever they worked on turned into crime fighting machines! I think it was called Swat Kats

I was always a big fan of Talespin – Baloo from The Jungle Book fighting against a band of air pirates led by Don Karnage. Also, the animated Batman series was really good. And we can’t leave out Animaniacs and Tiny Toons Adventures!

Oh, Rescue Rangers, how I loved thee. My sisters and I always fought over who would be Gadget when we played! You’ve gotta love Duck Tales (a-WOO-ooo!) and Gummy Bears (bouncin’ here and there and everywhere!)